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This is a blend of black loose leaf teas to create a Lapsang Souchong that is both deep and smoky but silky and light.
It lies between the rich texture and heady aroma of our Tarry Lapsang and the elegant subtleties of our Rare Lapsang Souchong.
It can be enjoyed with or without milk.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Deep notes of peat like a fine malt whisky with a rich smoky aroma. It can be enjoyed with or without milk.
Cost Per Cup
Cost Per Cup
40p per cup based on 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water and 2 infusions.
Origin
Origin
Wuyi mountains, Fujian province, China
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Recommended Infusion Guide
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Quantity
Use 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water.
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Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 85°C water. If you prefer milk, use 100°C water.
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Time
Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes at 85°C (sans milk), and 2 - 3 minutes at 100°C (with milk).
Taste regularly to find your optimum time. -
Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
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Quantity
Use 0.1 oz of leaf per 5.5 fl oz of water.
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Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 185°F water. If you prefer milk, use 212°F water.
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Time
Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes at 85°C (sans milk), and 2 - 3 minutes at 100°C (with milk).
Taste regularly to find your optimum time. -
Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
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Quantity
Use 1 level tsp. per 150ml of water.
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Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 85°C water. If you prefer milk, use 100°C water.
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Time
Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes at 85°C (sans milk), and 2 - 3 minutes at 100°C (with milk).
Taste regularly to find your optimum time. -
Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
More infusion tips
How to infuse your tea is very personal, and these are just our recommendations based on experience. Please experiment with these variables to your heart's delight. These are our recommendations, not hard and fast rules. The most delicious tea is the one you love.
Our guide uses a standard tea cup size (150ml/5.5 oz) as a measure, please adjust the quantity of leaf accordingly for less or more water. Our whole loose leaves are of such a high quality that you can infuse our teas at least twice, and the second infusion is often better than the first, with different flavours revealed as the leaf softens. If you prefer your tea stronger, add more leaf, don’t leave it for longer (this will just make it bitter).

The smoky scent comes from the traditional method of smoking the tea over pine wood in the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian China. This is not a flavouring or an oil that you might find in industrial bags, but a real smoked tea beautifully crafted.
Serving Suggestions
We particularly enjoy this tea with ginger cake, biscuits, or in fact anything gingery.
You may want to experiment by adding a small pinch of our Himalayan Ginger to your pot.

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Returns
The Rare Tea Lady believes that our teas are some of the greatest in the world, and that our range and service are second to none.
In the isolated case that you are not completely satisfied with any tea or teaware you purchase from our website, please get in contact with our customer services team to discuss returning your order.*
In most instances we will give you a full refund of the item’s cost excluding postage. We may ask you to return the item to us. Customers in the European Union have a statutory cooling-off period of fourteen days that is not affected by this guarantee, but any tea pouches much remained sealed for this to be in effect.
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